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Just found out canceling my cable got rid of watch espn

Posted on 4/30/16 at 3:31 pm
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7208 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 3:31 pm
When I first got eatel Internet only it was part of the package. I got cable about 2 years ago and just canceled about a week ago.. Just tried watching watch ESPN and was getting an error so I called eatel tech support and they said since I canceled TV that got rid of the watch TV anywhere access.. I said I don't want to watch TV anywhere service, told him how it was when I first got Internet but he said that as long as he remembered it had been through the tv subscription. I specifically remember watch ESPN, Disney and one other program that came with just the Internet bundle. He said to call customer support on Monday and maybe they could help. Has anyone ran into this issue?

Long story short.. Canceled cable and lost watch ESPN when it originally came with the Internet package not TV package.
This post was edited on 4/30/16 at 4:14 pm
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
37591 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 3:44 pm to
You can't watch TV based subscription apps without a cable subscription, man.

Why would anyone pay for tv?
Posted by Parallax
Member since Feb 2016
1450 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 3:45 pm to
It's always been tied to a cable subscription.

quote:

I said I don't want to watch any teams told him how it is to be but he said that as long as he remembered it had been through the tv subscription.
The frick kind of sentence is this?
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 3:51 pm to
Get sling.
Posted by gptigerfan
The Superdome
Member since Oct 2007
1465 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 3:54 pm to
When watch ESPN first came out I seem to remember not being able to use it wth my charter Internet. Then charter added it and I remember seeing "powered by charter" while using it. I have always had dish for my tv so maybe it was based on your isp originally?
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7208 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 3:57 pm to
It was a very bad sentence.. I edited it.

And no not with eatel. When I first got eatel 3 years ago, I only had Internet service and there are three different things you could watch with the Internet service provider login. It was watch ESPN, Disney and I think the soap network. I remember watching them before I had cable subscription.
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7208 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

Why would anyone pay for tv?


I'm telling you 3 years ago when I got eatel it was on the side of the Internet package options that said "included with your Internet package" as I stated above in a previous post.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76529 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:09 pm to
You're the worst poster on this board.

Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7208 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:12 pm to
And?
Posted by UltimaParadox
Huntsville
Member since Nov 2008
40861 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:15 pm to
ESPN3 used to be bundled with Internet, but it was not the same product as watch ESPN. ESPN 3 was just some select ESPN programming available over the Internet.
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7208 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:20 pm to
quote:

ESPN3 used to be bundled with Internet, but it was not the same product as watch ESPN. ESPN 3 was just some select ESPN programming available over the Internet.


OK thank you, that is what it was. Appreciate the clarification.
Posted by 756
Member since Sep 2004
14874 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 5:41 pm to
GET SLING and you can have it back ASAP
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
33910 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 6:27 pm to
Espn3 programming is through your ISP. ESPN TV programming is through your cable provider. Both are accessed on the watchespn app/site.
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7208 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 6:37 pm to
Could you do the same thing with Playstation vue? Either one or only sling?
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
33910 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 6:44 pm to
Either.

Sling has the basic plus sports for $25 with only one stream at a time and vue has it for $35 with up to 5 streams on the same local network.

Eta:
Both will let you access watchespn but vue has more access to channel apps.
This post was edited on 4/30/16 at 6:46 pm
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7208 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 6:49 pm to
Ok thanks
Posted by airfernando
Member since Oct 2015
15248 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 9:19 pm to
quote:

You're the worst poster on this board.



shortest midget in the room?
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
82033 posts
Posted on 5/1/16 at 5:47 pm to
quote:

ESPN3 used to be bundled with Internet, but it was not the same product as watch ESPN. ESPN 3 was just some select ESPN programming available over the Internet.


It's still this way. You can access games on watchespn that say ESPN3 if you have an affiliated internet service provider.

anything else on watchespn you need cable
Posted by mattgr1983
Austin, Tx
Member since Oct 2012
2434 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 10:14 am to
quote:

quote:
I said I don't want to watch any teams told him how it is to be but he said that as long as he remembered it had been through the tv subscription.
The frick kind of sentence is this?


This cracked me up loudly at work.
Posted by monsterballads
Make LSU Great Again
Member since Jun 2013
29267 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:51 pm to
quote:

Long story short.. Canceled cable and lost watch ESPN


no shite huh?
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